Exam 8: Communication in Groups

People draw from five foundations or sources of power when they interact with others.What type of power exists when someone has the ability to punish those who do not meet demands or follow the rules set by the group?

Informal roles usually are not talked about directly and include a variety of task, relational, and dysfunctional roles.

__________ is/are the unspoken goals and visions for the group that can get in the way of progress or take a group in a direction other than the one it has explicitly stated.

Small groups usually consist of a minimum of __________ and a maximum of __________ people.

Informal roles are clearly defined and assigned such as team captain, meeting facilitator, and note taker.

Forums occur when messages or topics are posted online and individuals have an opportunity to post their individual responses and ideas to those original messages.

__________ can be defined as a small number of people who belong together, share something in common, or are assigned a similar task.

More males than females use the social media site Facebook.

This type of group consists of individuals who gather to meet the personal, communal, and collective needs of people.

A(n) __________ is a public discussion in which several people each give speeches on different aspects of the same topic.